Alberto Romulo

Alberto Romulo
Romulo in 2010
Chairman and Director of the Board of the Development Bank of the Philippines
In office
March 2017 – December 22, 2022
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
PresidentEmmanuel G. Herbosa
Succeeded byDante Tiñga
24th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
August 23, 2004 – February 23, 2011
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded byDelia Albert
Succeeded byAlbert del Rosario
34th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
In office
May 8, 2001 – August 23, 2004
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRenato de Villa
Succeeded byEduardo Ermita
26th Secretary of Finance
In office
January 23 – June 30, 2001
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byJose Pardo
Succeeded byJose Isidro Camacho
Senate Majority Leader
In office
July 22, 1991 – October 10, 1996
Preceded byTeofisto Guingona, Jr.
Succeeded byFrancisco Tatad
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Minister of Budget and Management
In office
February 25, 1986 – March 13, 1987
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byGuillermo Carague
Succeeded byManuel Alba (as Secretary)
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Ismael Mathay, Jr., Orlando Mercado, and Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
ConstituencyQuezon City
Personal details
BornAlberto Gatmaitan Romulo
(1933-08-07) August 7, 1933
PartyLDP (1988–present)
Other political
affiliations
UNIDO (until 1987)
LnB (1987–1988)
Spouse
Rosie Lovely Tecson
(m. 1963)
Children5 (incl. Roman and Bernadette)
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteSecretary of Foreign Affairs
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Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs secretary, and budget secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs before and during the early period of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.